Name: ___________________________
                                 Working with Figurative Language
               Part I: Match
               Each phrase below is a type of figurative language. Match the phrase to the correct type by writing 
               the letter in the blank.
                                    Type	                                                                Phrase
                          1)    ________    alliteration                                   A. His heart was a block of ice.
                          2)    ________   simile                                          B. open secret
                          3)    ________   metaphor                                        C. pink and purple popsicles
                          4)    ________   onomatopoeia                                    D. The cup danced joyfully across the table.
                          5)    ________   oxymoron                                        E. heavy as a rock
                          6)    ________   hyperbole                                       F. She was humming a song.
                          7)    ________   personification                                 G. Everyone knows that!
               Part II. Answer each question
               1) “Cathy is as cute as a kitten” is an example of what two types of figurative language?
                              A) _______________________
                                         
                              B) _______________________
               2) “‘Ribbit!’ the frog said to the snake. ‘You must let me pass!’” is an example of what two types of 
               figurative language?
                              A) _______________________
                                         
                              B) _______________________
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                                                                                              Name: ___________________________
                                 Working with Figurative Language
               Part I: Match
               Each phrase below is a type of figurative language. Match the phrase to the correct type by writing 
               the letter in the blank.
                                    Type	                                                                Phrase
                                       C
                          1)    ________    alliteration                                   A. His heart was a block of ice.
                                       E
                          2)    ________   simile                                          B. open secret
                                       A
                          3)    ________   metaphor                                        C. pink and purple popsicles
                                       F
                          4)    ________   onomatopoeia                                    D. The cup danced joyfully across the table.
                                       B
                          5)    ________   oxymoron                                        E. heavy as a rock
                                       G
                          6)    ________   hyperbole                                       F. She was humming a song.
                                       D
                          7)    ________   personification                                 G. Everyone knows that!
               Part II. Answer each question
               1) “Cathy is as cute as a kitten” is an example of what two types of figurative language?
                                              alliteration
                              A) _______________________
                                         
                                                  simile
                              B) _______________________
               2) “‘Ribbit!’ the frog said to the snake. ‘You must let me pass!’” is an example of what two types of 
               figurative language?
                                         onomatopoeia
                              A) _______________________
                                         
                                        personification
                              B) _______________________
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